There have been some great posts catching my eye in the blogosphere as of late. Time to share the link love! Pinterest drives more traffic than Google+, YouTube, Reddit and LinkedIn combined. I used to love making bookmarks as a kid, but I never use them....

A loaf of bread and a crockpot full of soup or chowder will take you through the week with little to no effort required. A Loaf of Bread and a Pot of Soup Monday: Grilled Cheese with Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts Tuesday: Crockpot Soup Wednesday: French...

My first encounter with crepes was 9th grade French class. We ate them with some butter and powdered sugar, then with some Nutella, identifying each flavor an ingredient en français. I was in heaven. In high school, my friends and I would have “crepes party,”...

With all this warm weather, I’m itching to get my garden planted. I want to be picking lettuce and arugula and herbs for my salads. I want to be coaxing tomato vines onto the netted trellis set around the raised beds. But I can’t just yet. It may feel warm...

Too often, we get caught up in our day to day routines and forget to appreciate the little things in life. In my Little Things series, I like to honor the details that are making me happy today, and ask you to do the same! The Little Thing making me happy...

My favorite way to make grilled cheese calls for only three ingredients: sourdough bread, sharp cheddar cheese and sungold tomato preserves. No butter required. It goes like this: 2 slices of fresh sourdough. Spread preserves on one slice… and don’t be...

I’ve made some changes to the navigation around here! First, you may have noticed the new “smart life” tab in the menu bar: From now on, all of my non-food posts will go directly to that page, reserving the front page solely for food-related posts. This...

When we were in elementary school, Mom packed healthy lunches for my sister and I to take to school. As a treat, we were allowed to choose a day or two each week to get hot lunch from the cafeteria. Mom would hang the calendar, torn from the school’s newsletter,...

There have been some great posts catching my eye in the blogosphere as of late. Time to share the link love! “You can and you should. Work hard. Don’t stop. Unless there’s wine. Drink it. Then work harder.” — Joy the Baker My new favorite blog lately: Enjoy...

If you braise a single pork shoulder this Sunday and follow it with just an hour of prep work, you’ll have a week of great dinners ahead of you. A Single Pork Shoulder, Used Three Ways Sunday: Wine-Braised Pork Shoulder Monday: Pork Ramen for Two Tuesday:...

As it turns out, I didn’t need to go to an Asian market to get the ingredients I needed for ramen. I was able to find everything I needed in the international aisles of Wegman’s. I picked up a bottle of mirin, some kombu and some shiitake mushrooms. And...

I think Monday has become one of my favorite days of the week. Here’s why: 1. My Pilates class is offered Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. Going on Monday morning is a refreshing way to start the week off right. 2. I found an exciting new volunteering...

There have been some great posts catching my eye in the blogosphere as of late. Time to share the link love! I think I need to implement this plan: how to keep your kitchen clean in 20 minutes a day! Tips on starting your cookie cutter collection. Now I...

Nearly every recipe is made better by the addition of some caramelized onions. Except for maybe certain dessert recipes. Though they are sweet, so maybe it would work… If you make some caramelized onions and do just a few other pieces of prep work, you’ll...

When it comes to weeknight meals, I’d much rather throw something in the crockpot in the morning to cook for 8 hours while I work than stand near the stove for 2 hours at a time. Especially if I’m going to get back on a regular workout schedule, rather...

And the winner of the Momofuku cookbook giveaway is… Anna January 12, 2012 at 10:25 am [edit] hmmm I was browsing the coobooks at B&N the other day and Heidi Swanson’s Supernatural Everyday looked pretty awesome! I would love this book- there is a Momofuku...

I don’t know if I’ve ever made enchiladas with actual enchilada sauce. This is probably due to the fact that anytime I’ve eaten enchiladas with authentic sauce outside of a decent Mexican restaurant, the sauce has tasted tinny, clearly coming from a can....

This would be the perfect dish for a party. Something like a Superbowl party. One of which we would have hosted if the Packers hadn’t given yesterday’s game away. Did any other Wisconsin fans have flashbacks to the Rose Bowl during the game? On the bright...

*THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED HERE* Recently, I purchased the Momofuku cookbook. I was a little intimidated by the ingredients used in the recipes at first, but I was so taken with the photography and writing that I took a...

Let’s talk happy surprises. 1. BN.com told me that the books I ordered with my Christmas gift cards weren’t going to ship until the end of the month because one is on back order. Surprise! Two of the three arrived yesterday. 2. I got Dan the 5th season...